Improved crupper



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

mannaro Howes, for` eosron, MAssAoHusn'rrs IMPRovED Gti-UPPER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.' 47,953, dated lMay30,1865.

scription, taken in connection with the'accom-c panying plate ofdrawings, hereinafter referred tml-forms a full and exact specificationof the same, wherein I have set forth the na` ture and principles-of mysaid improvements, by which my invention may be distinguished from allothers of a similar class, together'with such parts as I claim anddesire to havese` cured tome by Letters Patent.

It -is Well known to those vhaving the care and management of horsesthat, in order to raise the horses tail and to 4prevent the awkward andunseeinly manner in which itis naturally carried by him, the operationof nicking or cutting through the depressor and part of the lateralmuscle of the horses tail 4is resorted to; also, that much annoyance andinconvenience are often experienced `by the.

horse throwing his tail over the reins of the harness. To obviate theseobjections I have invented the following improvements, vwhich I will nowproceed -to describe. Y v

Thepresentinvention eo-nsi'stsincombining with a crupper an extension.bar oripiece that elevates and supports the tail of 'a horse in anydesired position; This bar is so connected, with the crupper .as to besusceptible of ad-` justment, wherebyit 'canbe set and held at any anglewith the crupper, and yetallow the horses tail tobe left free to swingin a'lateral direction.

' The accompanying pla-te of drawings represents my in1provements.

Figure 1 is a view of the under side ofa .yspringr-pawl, e e, is

erupper with my improyemcnts attached. Fig.

2 ,is a central'. vertical longitudinal section throughfthe same. 5

a a ain the: drawings' -represent a crnpper, at the end of which is aVratchet-ring, b b, which turnsfreely in a ring, 0. @,formed in one endVof an extension banorpieee, did. To lthe'unlderside of this extensionbar'or'piece dd a attached, which works against andin the-ratchet-ring bb, .and isoperated upon by thumbscrewfj, so as to hold it inposition'when set in the desired ratchet. The extensioipiece'd'd'is`placed''under the horses tail7 and is fastened toit by means of y theleather strips g g. 'The spring-pawle e is! V then placed in theratohetaccording to the fle-'- 'sired inclination lof the tail, andfastened by screwing down the` thumb-screw f f upon it.

`By this means the horsesftail is 'elevated and supported in arsuitable. positi'omand is kept from interfering with thereins of theharness.

It will be observed 'that other devices than that hereinabove designatedmay be adopted forconneoting the extension bar or piece with thecrupper.

Having thus 'described my impro-vement-s',j

what I claim as my invent-ion;- 'andde'sire to have secured to me byLetters Patent, is-

- 1. Combining with a crnpper .an extension bar or piece Vfor thesupporting the tail of I 2. `Making the supporting-bar adjustable, sothat it lcan be set and held at any desired angle with the cru'pper, asset forth. 3. 'The Ycombination ofl the ratchet-ring, eXA tension-bar,and `spring-pawl, asdescribe'd.

FREDC. HOWES.

purpose o f raising and -VVitnessesn i y Josera GAVETT, SML. IVI..BARToN.

a horse, `as set forth'. i

